How to Use Progesterone Cream

In midlife, many women need a natural hormone to ease menopausal symptoms. Anovulation and xenoestrogens in our food supply can set us up for symptoms of estrogen dominance. Progesterone cream can ease these symptoms. Follow these steps to use progesterone cream.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

1. Read books or websites about perimenopause to see if you are experiencing symptoms and if progesterone cream is right for you. Although progesterone cream is available without a prescription, talk to your doctor about using it.

2. Purchase progesterone cream at your local health food store or online. Make sure it contains only natural ingredients, no synthetic progesterone.

3. Notice which potency of progesterone cream you are buying, or how many milligrams of progesterone there is per ounce of cream. Some creams contain wild yam, ginseng or other helpful herbs which are listed in the ingredients.

4. Apply the hormone cream using only 1/16 of a teaspoon twice a day. The directions will probably say to use 1/4 to 1/2 tsp. twice a day, but it's best to let your body adjust.

5. Use the cream for one month and notice if there is change in spotting, heaviness of periods or other perimenopausal symptoms. If there's no improvement, increase the dosage to 1/4 tsp. twice a day.

6. Increase dosage to 1/2 tsp. twice a day if you haven't noticed positive results after three months and wish to continue using it. Reevalute results in two months or consult your doctor.

Tips & Warnings

• Ask your doctor to give you salivary testing to see what your hormone levels are. This test may give you a better idea if you need progesterone cream and how much to use.
• There is an over-the-counter cream containing progesterone and very small amounts of estrogen. You may want to try this if the progesterone cream stops working for you.
• Don't use too much cream. You will just create another imbalance.

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